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Long Island Man Charged in $100K Real Estate Investment Scams

Long Island Man Charged in $100K Real Estate Investment Scams

by Phil Hall | Jul 1, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Long Island man was charged with grand larceny and scheme to defraud in a series of real estate investment scams that siphoned $100,000 from multiple victims. According to combined media reports, Arnulfo Castillo – who is also known as Alexander Castilllo Carias...
Philadelphia Contractor with 40 Active Fraud Cases Arrested for New Chicanery

Philadelphia Contractor with 40 Active Fraud Cases Arrested for New Chicanery

by Phil Hall | Jun 29, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Philadelphia contractor with an extremely extensive active list of fraud cases across Pennsylvania has been arrested following charges that he conducted another home improvement fraud scheme. North Penn Now reports Scott David Miller and a co-defendant, Alexandra...
Long Island Man Charged in $100K Real Estate Investment Scams

Fugitive Apartment Executive Returned from Israel to Face Fraud Charges in St. Louis

by Phil Hall | Jun 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A former apartment executive who fled abroad after being indicted nearly six years ago for a $28 million fraud scheme involving apartment complexes in Missouri and Oklahoma was extradited from Israel to stand trial in St. Louis. Thursday. Michael Fein was indicted...
Chief of Staff to Former NYC Mayor Adams Indicted in Migrant Housing Bribery Scheme

Chief of Staff to Former NYC Mayor Adams Indicted in Migrant Housing Bribery Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jun 25, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Frank Carone, an advisor and chief of staff to New York City’s former Mayor Eric Adams, pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges related to a bribery scheme involving migrant housing. The Gothamist reports Carone, his brother Anthony Carone, and Chinese...
Minnesota Real Estate Broker Convicted of Exploiting Muslim Homebuyers with Contract for Deed Scheme

Minnesota Real Estate Broker Convicted of Exploiting Muslim Homebuyers with Contract for Deed Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jun 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Minnesota real estate broker was found guilty in a jury trial of exploiting Muslim homebuyers in a predatory deed scheme. Chadwick Banken and several companies that he owned were accused offering contract for deed transactions that were promoted as sharia compliant...
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